Is Putin Facing Defeat?

Columnist Greg Sargent wrote this editorial/interview on Monday, September 12, 2022. In mid-March, [2022,] less than a month after Russia invaded Ukraine, Political Scientist Francis Fukuyama offered a striking prediction: Ukraine will win. Six months later, Ukraine...

Letter From Former Sheriff Schipper

Dear Editor: As [Whiteside County, IL,] Sheriff, I hired both John Booker and his opponent. I know both of them well. Without any hesitation, I support John Booker for re-election as Sheriff. John Booker has done an amazing job as our Sheriff. When I first supported...

Endorsements for John Booker

I am honored to be Whiteside County’s Democratic Nominee for the Office of Whiteside County Sheriff. I want to extend my heartfelt thank you to the voters who supported me in this Primary race. I am grateful to receive the nomination of the Democratic Party, along...

Pitcher Became Congressional Representative and Senator

Joe Guzzardi is a Progressives for Immigration Reform analyst, who has written about immigration for more than 30 years. Contact him at jguzzardi@pfirdc.org. Copyright 2022 Joe Guzzardi, distributed by Cagle Cartoons newspaper syndicate. On Father’s Day, 1964,...

Who Will Replace Cheri Bustos? You Decide.

This essay was written by Arthur C. Donart, Ph.D. He stated, “Full disclosure: As Assistant Professor of English at Western Illinois University and President of the W.I.U. Federation of Professors, I led the drive for “Collective Bargaining” in 1973....